EPPO Global Database

Anatrachyntis badia(PYROBA)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2007: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2006
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2007/218) : first record in Italy. P. badia was found in several cities in Sicilia and Calabria (near Cosenza) feeding on Cycas revoluta and C. circinalis.
References
* Bella S, Mazzeo G (2006) First record of Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962) (Lepidoptera Cosmopterigidae) in Italy. Bolletino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura Serie II 38(3), 255-260.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Present, no details view...